Jessie Ware, “That! Feels Good!” After over a decade of music and a myriad of writing credits for artists from Nicki Minaj to Ed Sheeran, Jessie Ware is more fun and upbeat than ever. Her fifth album, That! Feels Good! continues to solidify Ware as a sophisticated soul-pop artist…

Rachel Goodman’s top alt-rock and alt-pop songs of 2020. L to R; Row 1: Tame Impala, Caribou, Washed Out, Trace Mountains, The Big Moon, Future Islands. Row 2: Strfkr, Surfer Blood, Surf Rock Is Dead, Of Montreal, Hazel English, Suburban Living. Row 3: Jack River, Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever,…

Jessie Ware, “What’s Your Pleasure?” On her fourth studio album, Jessie Ware looked to tap into the club sounds that inspired her. The result is What’s Your Pleasure?, a musical time capsule of sorts that chronicles decades of house. This ode to the ’70s-, ’80s- and ’90s-era club sounds…

  Photo: Jay Demetillo This is the second in a three-part series. Read the introduction to learn how I’m scoring my list and find out about my “special consideration” in PART 1. Favorite Shows 2016 | Favorite Shows 2015 | Favorite Shows 2014 Favorite Shows 2013 | Favorite Shows 2012 11 – CATHEDRALS at the Mezzanine – June…

Photos: Kate Vides SAN FRANCISCO — English singer-songwriter Jessie Ware has a great memory. At her sold-out show at the Independent Wednesday, Ware accurately recounted a story from a previous show in the city, all the way back in 2013. Back at that concert, she was so sick—by then a customary…

Every week, there’s a plethora of new music at our fingertips. Artists on platforms such as Spotify and Bandcamp are plentiful, and the radio offers a steady deluge of new singles, but who has time to sort through all that? RIFF does! We pooled our resources to find some of the…

Jessie Ware performs at the Fillmore in San Francisco on Nov. 18, 2013. Roman Gokhman/STAFF. Last year I predicted I would never see as many concerts as I did in 2013, and I was right. Having two kids can do that to any guy, even a music journalist. From 64…

Jessie Ware performs at The Chapel in San Francisco on Oct. 21, 2014. Roman Gokhman/STAFF. Jessie Ware is performing only a small handful of intimate stateside shows to introduce fans to her new album, Tough Love. A sold-out crowd at the small (for Ware) venue showed just how strong…

Jessie Ware performs at The Chapel in San Francisco on Oct. 21, 2014. This is the second in a five-part series. Read how I’m scoring my list and find out about my “special consideration” acts HERE. I call these next three shows the runners-up because I didn’t want to have…

Jessie Ware performs at the Fillmore in San Francisco on Nov. 18, 2013. Roman Gokhman/STAFF. English songstress Jessie Ware may be the Teddy Roosevelt of divas – she sings softly but carries a big voice – but some would some be surprised to learn why she chooses to restrain…